The Giving Plate is undergoing exciting new changes!

2022 will be a year I will never forget. It taught me many lessons about the power of stepping in faith toward our dreams and what is possible when we do, as well as the power of a community coming together around an idea

At The Giving Plate, we want to help bring Hope to the Holidays. The Jingle Store is our annual, free community event where kids can come and “shop” for gifts to give to those they love.

Our 2022 Red Carpet Gala raised $140,980!

Executive Director of The Giving Plate, Ranae Staley, speaks about the upcoming fundraiser, along with the back story of the organization. From our Grocery Program, to Kid’s Korner Market, to Backpacks for Bend, The Giving Plate provides food for 3,500 individuals per month.

The Central Oregon Gives campaign, an annual effort to consolidate resources and offer nonprofits an online vehicle for end-of-year donation campaigns—as well as giving donors great perks—helped local nonprofits raise more than $660,000 in total funds.

This year, we secured a new facility for us to operate from and have begun the permitting process to remodel it with hopes of moving into the building in early 2023.

We were stretched, we grew, and we are stronger as an organization because of it.  Our community rose up in displays of beauty and creativity as they looked out at ways they can be part of the solution by giving back of their time, resources, and heart.

“The organization is teaming up with members of the community to ensure nobody goes without a meal this holiday season.

For the past two weeks, cars have been lined up around The Giving Plate's building to pick up donated meals.

Executive Director Ranae Staley calls it more than just a food donation.”

Listen in to a radio spot from Inside Central Oregon, featuring Ranae Staley.

“Bend photographer Megan Baker reached out to a few families and small businesses to see how coronavirus pandemic is affecting their lives, sharing a little bit from each session she's done. She will continue to safely document a small amount of these sessions moving forward, so feel free to send her an email.”

“The Bend Foundation is donating immediate grants totaling $100,000 to 10 key safety net and social service nonprofit organizations in Central Oregon.

Last week, the Bend Foundation trustees held a special meeting to consider the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the community. They concluded to grant specific organizations $10,000 each to help them provide essential services.”

"The PacificSource Foundation for Health Improvement recently committed $605k in grant funding to support nine nonprofit organizations based in Oregon, Montana, and Idaho.

‘Working in partnership to improve community health is a shared mission of PacificSource and our Foundation, and we are pleased to announce this latest round of funding to these deserving nonprofits,’ said Marian Blankenship, executive director of PacificSource’s Foundation for Health Improvement.”

The Giving Plate was one of five Central Oregon nonprofits nominated for The Bend Chamber 2019 Nonprofit of the Year!

Thank you to Quota International of Central Oregon for selecting The Giving Plate as the 2019 beneficiary. An incredible $11,475 was raised during their Raise the Paddle fundraiser!

Five-year-old Bend, Oregon boy hikes South Sisters to feed hungry children in his community in August 2019 and raises $2,229 and feeds 1,115 children through The Giving Plate’s Backpacks for Bend program.

“We are incredibly grateful to have been chosen by the 100+ Women Who Care group,” says Ranae Staley, executive director for The Giving Plate. “The funding we received will allow us to add a new key employee to our team, which will position us to continue to grow to meet the needs of food-insecurity in Central Oregon.”

With four days to spare in 2019, the Central Oregon community rallied to raise the funds for The Giving Plate to start an exciting new hydroponic garden project inside their facility.

On May 1st, 2018 The Giving Plate and four other Central Oregon non-profits earned the opportunity to speak at the 2018 Leadership Bend Impact Summit for a chance to win $12,000 or an audience award of $2,500.